Personal, demographic and academic information is collected and used for the following purposes:</p> <ul> <li>To evaluate and process applications for admission—see payment information below.</li> <li>To communicate directly with prospective students and applicants.</li> <li>To create the initial student record used for matriculation.</li> <li>To provide other WMU departments information for recruitment, admission and matriculation purposes.</li> <li>To comply with state and federal requirements.</li> </ul> <p>Information provided in the form of email messages to this office's email accounts may be redirected—or forwarded—to another WMU office or employee for assistance with the correspondent's question(s). Personal information, including email address, is otherwise not disclosed.</p> Disclosure of information <p>The information described above is not shared, sold or traded with any individuals or entities not affiliated with Western Michigan University, except in the very limited circumstances described below.</p> State and federal reporting <p>Information gathered is reported using only aggregate statistics and no personally identifiable information is disclosed.</p> Service by third party intermediaries and contractors <p>This office partners with outside companies for services, such as shipping our postal mailings and sending our electronic messages.